Carmel Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.55° N 121.93° W

Carmel Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carmel Beach sea temperature is
15.9° C
0.8° 

Carmel Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Carmel Beach today (16 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carmel Beach at 9PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)--
Afternoon (16 Aug)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (16 Aug)3ft (0.9m)15s

Table - waves today at Carmel Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
1.3
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
377
358
339
334
334
334
334
272
272
272
268
239
186
186
246
280
291
232
232
183
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:58PM1.52m
2:10AM1.21m
2:35PM1.52m
3:24AM1.05m
3:16PM1.51m
Low Tide
8:18PM0.42m
7:59AM0.46m
9:25PM0.40m
8:31AM0.66m
10:38PM0.37m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
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7:57
7:55
7:54
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Temp °C
15
16
14
14
14
14
14
16
16
16
14
14
15
14
14
17
16
16
14
14
Feels °C
13
15
13
14
13
14
14
15
14
15
13
13
14
11
12
15
13
14
13
13
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